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New Texas M&A Broker Exemption

by Gardere in Hotel Development, Legal. Posted May 4, 2016

Effective February 16, 2015, the Texas State Securities Board (the “Securities Board”) adopted a new rule, Section 139.27 of Title 7 of the Texas Administrative Code (the “Rule”), that exempts certain mergers-and-acquisitions brokers from dealer registration under the Texas Securities Act. An exempt mergers-and-acquisitions broker is defined in the Rule as an “M&A Dealer.” The ...

The Zika Virus – How Is It Impacting the Meetings and Travel Industry

by Helms Briscoe in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted May 2, 2016

Chances are if you’ve been on the internet or watched more than five minutes of TV, you’ve heard of the Zika virus. But how is it “impacting the meetings and travel industry?” With the continuing spread of the zika virus, “more than one-third of respondents had moved or canceled meeting that were scheduled to take ...

What is a Safe Floor? – Expert Article

by Robson Forensic in Food & Beverage, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted April 26, 2016

Do you provide a safe floor for your guests? What about your employees? Slip, trip, and fall injuries are accidents; however, they could be the result of not providing a safe floor. Although each case is unique, there have been found to be “common factors” in these situations. Anthony Shinsky of Robson Forensic explores what ...

Please Don’t Pass the Salt (Labels): The Fight Over NYC’s Sodium Labeling Rule

by admin in Food & Beverage, Legal. Posted April 20, 2016

After surviving its first go-around in court, New York City’s attempt to require restaurateurs to add sodium warnings to their menus has hit a roadblock in the form of a temporary injunction. Perhaps taking inspiration from the FDA’s recent imposition of nutrition-labeling requirements on restaurant menus, the New York City Board of Health had approved ...

Startups: Steps to protect your intellectual property

by Buchalter in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Technology. Posted April 18, 2016

Do you have a handle on protect your intellectual property? Do you know the pitfalls and technical measures that you should take to protect your intellectual property? Startup or not, these tips from Buchalter Nemer provide a valuable checklist to help protect your IP. Explore the nuances of California’s laws around the ownership of intellectual ...

Detecting and Neutralizing Terrorist Plots in Europe Requires Greater Integration of Intel and Police Agencies

by Security Strategies Today in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted April 15, 2016

Europe suffered yet another horrific terrorist attack last month, this time in Belgium. ISIS-inspired, radicalized, young European men placed multiple explosive devices in a departure terminal of the Zaventem International Airport in Brussels, causing massive loss of life. They simultaneuosly blew up a commuter rail car packed with passengers. The attacks, coordinated among disenfranchised Belgian ...

Where Liability Falls When Guest Safety is Compromised

by Lodging Magazine in Lodging, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted April 14, 2016

by: Casey Gale It almost sounds like the beginning of a low-budget horror movie. According to his claims, in 2008 Michael David Barrett gained access to a back-of-the-house phone in the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University to learn sportscaster Erin Andrews’s room number. Without using Andrews’s name, he requested to be placed in the neighboring ...

Limiting Employees’ Hours to Dodge the ACA’s Employer Mandate Could Violate ERISA

by Cozen O'Connor in Legal. Posted April 12, 2016

In a move that brings many employers’ fears closer to fruition, a federal district court recently ruled that an employee may proceed with a class action lawsuit alleging that her employer violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) when it reduced employees’ hours to avoid incurring increased costs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ...

Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands wins new U.S. trial in $100 mln Macau case

by Thomson Reuters in Legal. Posted April 12, 2016

Las Vegas Sands Corp persuaded Nevada’s highest court to throw out a more than $100 million verdict in favor of a Hong Kong businessman for helping Sheldon Adelson’s gaming company enter the fledgling Macau casino market more than a decade ago. In a decision on Friday, the Nevada Supreme Court found “insufficient evidence” to support ...

Drone Safety and Airports

by Travel and Transport in Safety & Security, Technology, Travel. Posted April 12, 2016

A Look at Drone Safety There has been a huge surge in consumer access to drones in the last year, and with this surge comes issues like drone safety. Combine this with an unknowing public and there are sure to be some complications. Typical drone pilots “don’t generally file flight plans ahead of their flights ...

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